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  • Greenup, Rena Postwar Struggles

    Rena Greenup didn't initially know why they stayed on Lemnos, but she said that when the Germans left Greece, the army ousted the returning ki

  • Greenup, Rena Scorched Earth

    Rena Greenup remembers that while living with her foster family in Moudros, she could tell that they were sympathizers, and that one of the older d

  • Greenup, Rena Talking About Her Holocaust Experiences

    When Rena Greenup was high school age, she attended Anatolia College, a girl's high school in Salonika, and did well.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 1

    [Annotators note: Interview starts off in mid conversation about the format of the interview.] Richard Greer was born in October 1917 in Cincinnati

  • Greer, Richard Segment 10

    The last thing Richard Greer and his fellow Marines did before leaving Guadalcanal was to dedicate a cemetery in honor of their dead.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 11

    While Richard Greer and his fellow Marines were on Guadalcanal they were bombed almost constantly.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 2

    After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they were interviewed by an offic

  • Greer, Richard Segment 3

    Richard Greer served as a machinegunner in Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 4

    Richard Greer experienced some bayonet fighting during the Battle for Henderson Field but more so at Point Cruz.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 5

    To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 6

    Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them.

  • Greer, Richard Segment 7

    Richard Greer left Guadalcanal on 5 or 6 January 1943 and went to Melbourne. He was very happy to be leaving the island.

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